Table Of Contents

A - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - M - N - O - P - S - T - W -

Index

A

accessing

communities     4-2

automatic discovery

adding members     4-3

considerations

connectivity     4-2

non-CDP-capable devices     4-4

in communities     4-2

See also CDP

C

candidates

automatic discovery in communities     4-3

Catalyst 4500 switches

cluster configuration     A-3

community configuration     A-3

default settings     A-1

minimum configuration     A-2

CDP

automatic discovery in communities     4-2

Cisco Discovery Protocol

See CDP

Cluster Conversion Wizard     4-4

clusters

Cluster Conversion Wizard     4-4

converting to a community     4-4

definition     1-1

size limitation     1-1

communities

accessing     4-2

adding members     4-3

advantages of     1-1

automatic discovery     4-2 to  4-3

candidates

adding     4-3

automatic discovery of members     4-2 to  4-3

defined     4-1

discovering     4-3

requirements     4-1

See also community member

communication protocols     4-3

community information     4-3

community names     4-2

composition     4-2

converting a cluster to a community     4-4

creating     4-3

definition     1-1 to  1-2

limits     4-2

management

local PC     4-3

members

adding     4-4

automatic discovery     4-2 to  4-3

hostnames     4-2

requirements     4-1

planning considerations

hostnames     4-2

identifying information     4-3

passwords     4-3

saving identification information     4-3

verifying     4-4

connecting Network Assistant     3-2

converting a cluster to a community     4-4

D

device limits in a community     4-2

discovery, communities

See automatic discovery

E

expert mode     2-8

F

features

expert mode     2-8

Front Panel view     2-2

guide mode     2-7

menu bar     2-4

online help     2-9

privilege levels     2-8

toolbar     2-4

Topology view     2-2

wizards     2-8

G

guide mode     2-7

H

hostnames

in communities     4-2

I

installing Network Assistant

procedure     3-1

requirements     3-1

interaction modes     2-7

IP addresses

community candidates     4-1

M

manually adding members to communities     4-4

members

adding     4-3

adding to a community     4-4

menu bar     2-4

N

Network Assistant

connecting     3-2

installing

procedure     3-1

requirements     3-1

introduced     1-1

starting     3-2

O

online help     2-9

P

passwords

in communities     4-3

privilege levels     2-8

S

Smartports Advisor     2-8

starting Network Assistant     3-2

T

toolbar     2-4

Topology view     2-2

W

wizards     2-8